diff --git a/frappe/utils/backups.py b/frappe/utils/backups.py
index 1d8e3a4ae4..c257fb80be 100644
--- a/frappe/utils/backups.py
+++ b/frappe/utils/backups.py
@@ -362,22 +362,38 @@ class BackupGenerator:
 		with open(site_config_backup_path, "w") as n, open(site_config_path) as c:
 			n.write(c.read())
 
+	def get_db_dump_exeuctable(self) -> str:
+		db_exc, exists = None, False
+
+		if self.db_type == "mariadb":
+			if mariadb_dump_path := which("mariadb-dump"):
+				exists = bool(mariadb_dump_path)
+				db_exc = "mariadb-dump"
+			else:
+				# Fallback to mysqldump if mariadb-dump is not available.
+				db_exc = "mysqldump"
+				exists = bool(which(db_exc))
+		elif self.db_type == "postgres":
+			db_exc = "pg_dump"
+			exists = bool(which(db_exc))
+
+		if not exists:
+			frappe.throw(
+				f"{db_exc} not found in PATH! This is required to take a backup.",
+				exc=frappe.ExecutableNotFound,
+			)
+		return db_exc
+
 	def take_dump(self):
 		import frappe.utils
 		from frappe.utils.change_log import get_app_branch
 
-		db_exc = {
-			"mariadb": ("mariadb-dump", which("mariadb-dump") or which("mysqldump")),
-			"postgres": ("pg_dump", which("pg_dump")),
-		}[self.db_type]
+		db_exc = self.get_db_dump_exeuctable()
 		gzip_exc = which("gzip")
-
-		if not (gzip_exc and db_exc[1]):
-			_exc = "gzip" if not gzip_exc else db_exc[0]
+		if not gzip_exc:
 			frappe.throw(
-				f"{_exc} not found in PATH! This is required to take a backup.", exc=frappe.ExecutableNotFound
+				"`gzip` not found in PATH! This is required to take a backup.", exc=frappe.ExecutableNotFound
 			)
-		db_exc = db_exc[0]
 
 		database_header_content = [
 			f"Backup generated by Frappe {frappe.__version__} on branch {get_app_branch('frappe') or 'N/A'}",